The Maritime Executive
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Video: Houthi Forces Claim Strikes on Two Saudi Tankers
Yemen's Houthi rebel forces claim to have attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, the first time that the group has launche...
Laker Grounded in Ontario Becomes Local Tourist Attraction
While it can happen a few times a year along the busy shipping lanes of the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence, every time one of th...
UK Convicts 11 Members of Drug Gang in Bumbled Smuggling Effort
The UK’s National Crime Agency is reporting the details of a bumbled smuggling effort that nearly saw the gang lose the drugs befo...
Maersk Suspends Chornomorsk Service as Ukraine and Russia Increase Attacks
With both Russia and Ukraine intensifying attacks on the region’s ports and commercial shipping, Maersk on July 22 announced it wa...
Laborde Products Repowers M/V Miss Sophia Claire With Mitsubishi Power
[By: Laborde Products] Laborde Products has completed the repower of the M/V Miss Sophia Claire, owned by LAD Services of Louisian...
South Korea Confirms Detaining Vessel Smuggling for North Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed to the media on Wednesday, July 22, that it has been detaining a small bulk ca...
EU Inspects Sanctioned Tanker as It Increases Pressure on Shadow Fleet
The European Union is taking further steps to increase pressure on the shadow fleet targeting vessels it believes are operating un...
More Ships U-Turn to Avoid Houthi Threats
Further to vessels suspected of having reversed course on July 21 to avoid potential Houthi hostile action, more ships have been i...
Video: Anchoring Incident Damages Historic P-38 Fighter off France
Diving enthusiasts on the French Riviera allege that a brand new sailing cruise ship may have accidentally destroyed the wreck of...
EU Approves New Permanent Storage Option for Onboard Carbon Capture
The Singapore-based Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation has secured a step forward for the deployment of onboard carbon cap...